RA Exchange Archive [Episodes 100-600]

Techno has always been about futurism, but in Russell E.L. Butler's (@russellelbutler) hands it becomes a vehicle for a more inclusive, communal and positive now. The Oakland based producer pairs their stripped back and powerful rhythms with uplifting sound design to make for music that is both defiant yet welcoming to all. They have done so on Left Hand Path, Mister Saturday Night Records and Spectral Sound since 2015, with 2018's 'The Home I'd Build For Me And All My Friends' album being a particularly standout work that showcased Butler's mastery of their machines.

In the studio, Butler is most at home manipulating modular machines and making propulsive techno, but as a DJ they expire wider sonic terrain. That's demonstrated on this week's mix, which begins with dystopian atmospheres and heavy rhythms that eventually break out into jerking EBM, bleak cold wave and mechanical house sounds. It's a brilliantly taught and tense selection with a careful smattering of human vocals that keeps it rooted in an approachable realism.

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Dekmantel Podcast 324 - Russell E.L. Butler

Proud to present another guest on my monthly show at The Lot Radio. Join me in welcoming @djhockey of Vancouver BC Canada to the Space Between Spaces #23. I first discovered DJ Hockey's talent through my friend, Sharlese's @technohourofpower mix series here on SC. DJ Hockey's TECHNO style is punchy and bright with a dash of sinister sassy that I feel makes them a cut above the rest. Their mix is in the first hour and my set follows in hour 2. 
Love, Ron

The Space Between Spaces 23 : DJ Hockey (Vancouver)& Ron Like Hell @ The Lot Radio 10.07.2021

Born Jeremy Guindo, Bambounou is the product of a vast internal landscape where he roves freely in search of inspiration. Just as his alloyed French-Malian-Polish background has grown him a strong backbone of musical independence, so too has his love for astrophysics and dystopian sci-fi been distilled into futuristic interpretations UK techno, IDM and tribal sources.

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Bambe avec Bambounou - 12 Octobre 2021

Get free with the Fake Accent boss, live from Unsound 2021.

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EX.588 TYGAPAW

A DJ very much on the rise, Berlin-based Ben Sleia has previously contributed to esteemed mix series such as Daisychain, Lobster Theremin, HÖR, and FOLD whilst holding residencies on Refuge Worldwide and Melodic Distraction. Keeping herself incredibly busy with the output being consistently fire, Ben Sleia is one to watch out for in the new year - the Daisychain mix was recently included in Mixmag's best mixes of the year so far round-up. Her mixes are eclectic, never putting herself in a box, rolling through percussive-driven rhythms, bass-heavy wobblers, pummelling techno and electro - always keeping you on your toes. Her contribution to 909’s mix series is a perfect example of just that. An excellent mix to take you into the night, bubbling with excitement and tension. 

@bensleia

Untitled 909 Podcast 097: Ben Sleia

A Psychic Yes embarks on a winding trip through off-kilter sex grooves, humid shuffle and propulsive rattle.

https://www.factmag.com/2022/01/31/fact-mix-844-a-psychic-yes/

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Fact Mix 844: A Psychic Yes (Jan '22)

"My real gift is arrangement." William Orbit opens up on his 40-year career. 
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Born in Hackney, London, in 1956, Orbit has been writing, producing and arranging music for four decades. With almost 1,200 credits to his name on Discogs, his vast and varied body of work spans classical, pop and electronic. He produced for some of pop music's most seminal artists—Madonna, All Saints, Blur, Robbie Williams, Pink—as well as being, as his interviewer Matt McDermott explains, "one of the most prolific electronic music remixers of the '90s." He released 11 solo albums and seven collaborative albums—as part of Torch Song, Strange Cargo and Bassomatic—and founded Guerilla Studios in the '80s, working with artists like Cabaret Voltaire and Gary Numan. In 1995, Orbit released the Pieces In A Modern Style LP, which paved the way for musicians like Nils Frahm and Jon Hopkins, who bring together classical arrangements with electronic production in revelatory ways. 

The journalist Kate Hutchinson described Orbit as "the Mark Ronson or Jack Antonoff of his day." But as this conversation with RA highlights, Orbit is once again enjoying his day. Having, in his own words, "spent 20 years becoming disengaged," he has just put out his first solo release in seven years—the Sunbeam EP on Anjunadeep—and things are feeling good. "I know how to have fun," he said. 

In conversation with McDermott, Orbit shares stories about his fascinating career, how to make a great record, working with Madonna and how to stay relevant in a fickle industry.  


Tracklist:
William Orbit - Diso [Anjunadeep]
William Orbit - Wordsworth [Anjunadeep]

@williamorbit

EX.596 William Orbit

Suzi Analogue spoke with Kadallah Burrowes about using her label Never Normal to champion innovative Black creators.  

Suzi Analogue is a loudspeaker for innovative Black creators. In this week's RA Exchange, the producer, singer, songwriter and founder of Never Normal Records speaks with trans-disciplinary artist, musician, creative technologist Kadallah Burrowes about championing art from across the African diaspora. This is the first of two Exchanges hosted by Burrowes, who, next week, will be exploring the term "Afrofuturism" in an audio documentary that forms part of our celebration of Black History Month in the US. 

Suzi Analogue first experienced club and electronic music in her hometown of Baltimore. Starting out in her teens as a songwriter and producer, her engagement with creative platforms online led to her involvement in events and community radio while studying in Philadelphia.  

It was when she moved to The Bronx in New York that Analogue first started to feel there wasn't space for young and innovative Black electronic artists to showcase their work. As she played shows abroad and across Europe, she felt encouraged to start a platform of her own, a space to build her own archive and celebrate fellow artists. In 2014, she launched her label Never Normal, a commitment to bolstering Black femme-identifying people to advocate for music, whether through running labels, parties or just shouting about the new music you love. Since its launch, the label has featured work from artists in Atlanta, Oakland, Chicago, Brooklyn, Miami and more. "They're originators in their cities," she explained. "Never Normal is a journey that's building over time." 

In conversation with Burrowes, Analogue discussed the politics of Black futurism, travelling to Uganda as a US state department cultural diplomat and the importance of capturing and echoing ancestral messages through art and sound. 

Tracklist:
Suzi Analogue - Slow [Never Normal]

@uziklip
@sunjiru

EX.597 Suzi Analogue

Kadallah Burrowes explores the term "Afrofuturism" with the help of Suzi Analogue, Neema Githere, Mia Imani Harrison and Jackie Queens.

This past Juneteenth, Burrowes held a digital event called A Moment In Between (after which this podcast is named) at COMMON, a digital club that forms part of Currents.FM. It was, in their words, "a digital pan-African celebration of Black liberation." The interviewees in this week's Exchange all helped make A Moment In Between possible: artists Jackie Queens and Suzi Analogue, plus cultural critics Neema Githere and Mia Imani Harrison. 

In this documentary-style podcast, which forms part of our celebration of Black Futures Month in the US, Burrowes et al. discuss the term "Afrofuturism. They discuss its imperfect, controversial nature (it was coined by a white academic), how it intersects with electronic music and its relationship to the legacy of the writer Octavia Butler. 

Last week's Exchange saw Burrowes in conversation with Analogue, the producer, singer, songwriter and founder of Never Normal Records. This week, Analogue delves deeper into her connection to the concept of Afrofuturism. "Afrofuturism to me is just being Black," she said. "It's a bunch of things. Self-determination, self-preservation and self-expression." 

Born in Nairobi and now based in Brooklyn, Neema Githere is a guerrilla theorist who works within the digital diaspora. In 2017, Githere coined the term "Afropresentism," which presents the idea that the Afrofuturism being theorised in the '90s and early '00s exists here and now. "Afrofuturism is concerned with space," Githere said. "Afropresentism is concerned with earth." 

Mia Imani Harrison is an interdisciplinary artist and conceptual creator working within dream technology. Her part in A Moment In Between saw COMMON, which had primarily been a space for music, become a place for Black people to come and talk about their dreams. Harrison's understanding of Afrofuturism began with "intergalactic Black folks" in music—Sun Ra, Grace Jones, Parliament-Funkadelic—and has grown into an interest in artists that build worlds and galaxies in their work. "I've always been interested in expanding our concept of the realities we exist within," she said. "Especially as Black people, because we're already told what we can and cannot do, and the perimeters of the spaces that we exist in." 

The final speaker is Jackie Queens, singer, songwriter, label and agency founder, and community member of Currents.FM and electronic music network female:pressure. Queens' thoughts about Afrofuturism tie in with Githere's Afropresentism. "People say Africa is the future," Queens said. "But I don't like to look at it that way. I always feel like we're the present."

https://ra.co/exchange/598

EX.598 A Moment In Between

I LOVE: DUBSTEP tickets are now LIVE🚨
20 DJs, 4 MCs, 7 hours, 3 rooms
11th March. 11PM - 6AM. Fabric
Ticket: rinse.fm/ilovedubstep

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Marital Aid with DJ Bus Replacement Service & Surgeon - 17 February 2022

The jungle and drum & bass pioneer—and captivating storyteller—unpacks his life, career and new book.

Alongside peers like Fabio, Grooverider, Jumping Jack Frost, Randall, Micky Finn, LTJ Bukem and Nicky Blackmarket, Ray Keith played a leading role as jungle took over London in the mid '90s. His new autobiographical book, Dark Soldier, is a reflection on his life: his personal journey, his career, the highs and lows, and the many people who have influenced him. It's also the story of how he and the scene moved from analogue into electronic music. 

"I was in the right place at the right time," he said in this week's Resident Advisor Exchange, referring to the many Monday nights spent at Heaven in London, catching sets from the likes of Carl Cox, Paul Oakenfold and Paul "Trouble" Anderson. "I was a purist, absorbing the sounds." 

Keith has put out so many records over the years, under so many different aliases, that he's lost count. He's also had radio shows on Vibe FM, Kiss FM and recently Thames Delta radio, cofounded a booking agency and headed up several record labels. He's a legend in the scene with a wealth of stories to tell.  

In this week's Exchange, Keith talks about growing up in Colchester, the importance of record stores as a community hub, dubplate culture, how music saved his life and the thrill of watching his daughter, AKA LO Selecta, play her first DJ set.

Tracklist:
Dark Soldier - Need Me (Forthcoming)
Dark Soldier - Newman Elec (Forthcoming)

EX.599 Ray Keith

The 600th episode of the Exchange marks a pivot in Resident Advisor’s audio coverage. Source Material, one of our new series, moves towards in-depth, documentary-style reports on the electronic music community and beyond. For the inaugural edition of Source Material, we invite perspectives from Ukraine following the country’s invasion by Russia, which has sparked a humanitarian crisis with over 1.5 million displaced refugees.

Starting in 2014, Kyiv became a global dance music destination, due to its world-class venues and festivals, plus the government’s relatively hands-off approach towards enforcing social gathering regulations during Covid. Many flocked to its dance floors during a time when other countries operated under stringent lockdowns, and interest in the city only continued to grow. But the promise of Kyiv’s fertile club scene has been completely decimated by the war.

Those who made the community so vibrant are now faced with  the unimaginable decision to either flee or fight. The voices within this episode include Timur, known as the producer John Object, an affiliate of CXEMA, who is defending his country as part of the Territorial Defense Force, and Margareeta, RA’s City Manager for Kyiv, who discusses the emotional toll of fleeing from the war. Woven throughout are also interviews with anti-war protestors in the streets of Berlin and the volunteers helping refugees at the city’s main train stations.

Guests: John Object, Margarita Evi
Interviewer: Whitney Wei

Tracklist: 
John Object - Draft (2010)
John Object - Xanax & Silk (Live) (2016)
John Object - Kiss (2018)

EX.600 Source Material: Kyiv’s Club Community, Fractured By War

Old-school garage and grime from the dark side.

Read more: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=528

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RA.528 Raime

Guest mix for @cera-khin on @noodsradio, aired on 21.06.18.

Noods Guest Mix for Cera Khin

You asked for it, we’re giving it to you. Introducing Community Bread’s new mix series CB MIX 001 featuring unforgettable sets from your favorite CB livestreams. We couldn’t think of a more perfect way to open than with this brilliant, powerful set by - who CB considers literal fam - Mike Servito. A NYC based, Detroit native DJ (of Bunker & No Way Bay fame) Mike got the legit learnings and history lessons from pioneers such as Mike Huckaby and Claude Young back in the 90s in the Motor City. His masterful skills on the decks is only paralleled to his shape-shifting, encyclopedic tastes in sounds. From acid dripping techno to classic groovy house, old school hip hop, to mind melting whatever-the-hell you want to call that sound (mainly heard only at the legendary No Way Back parties in Detroit), Mike will always deliver. Community Bread considers him one of the best DJs in the country. Listen to his set here (inspired by Detroit’s 90s TV show The New Dance Show as he explains below) and decide for yourself.

“The New Dance Show was integral in my formative years. I would watch episodes religiously every day after school, soaking up the rich and creative sounds and mixes, unaware of its impact on me years later. The DJ's played a heavy, pitched up, unapologetic mix of House, Techno, Acid, Miami and Detroit bass tracks.

When I started record shopping in the early 90s, part of my mission was seeking out every track I'd heard on The New Dance Show. They were always a part of my music history. Jesse The Body, Tooshay, and Leon Purse were originators and innovators. Much like The Electrifying Mojo, The Wizard, and Mike Huckaby, The New Dance Show DJ's were teachers to me, pushing the boundaries and being fearless in the mix.

I chose to showcase a handful of these tracks for Community Bread because it is a hugely influential part of my upbringing. More importantly, I believe it is a significant part of the vast, cultural fabric of dance music. The New Dance Show, the DJs, and dancers were pillars of Black excellence and artistry with tremendous influence. i think it's important to keep that spirit alive and well.”

Full Audio / Visual Mix on CB's Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmuxxoVvKeE&t=2s

For more info, visit www.communitybread.co

MIKE SERVITO | CB MIX 001

Radio 80000 x Blitz Take Over — JASSS [31.10.20]

The weekly RA Exchange is a series of conversations with artists, labels and promoters shaping the electronic music landscape.

EX.588 TYGAPAW

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